US expat tax returns, from wherever you live
US citizens and green card holders file every year, even when they live and earn abroad. We prepare your Form 1040 with the foreign earned income exclusion or foreign tax credits, file your FBAR if you need one and check whether your old state still expects a return.
Updated November 2026
What does an expat return include?
Most expats owe little or no US tax. They still owe the paperwork, and the penalties for missing it are the expensive part.
Form 1040
With the exclusion (Form 2555) or credits (Form 1116), whichever saves more.
Housing exclusion
When your foreign housing costs qualify.
FBAR
FinCEN Form 114 for foreign accounts over $10,000 combined.
Form 8938
When foreign assets cross the FATCA thresholds.
Your old state
Whether it still treats you as a resident.
Self-employed abroad
Self-employment tax and Social Security agreements.
| Date | For tax year 2026 |
|---|---|
| April 15, 2027 | Any tax owed is due. Interest runs from here. FBAR due, with an automatic extension |
| June 15, 2027 | Automatic two-month extension to file if you live abroad |
| October 15, 2027 | Extended due date with Form 4868, and the extended FBAR |
- Years you missed, often caught up through the Streamlined procedures
- Foreign corporations and trusts, on Forms 5471 and 3520
- Your return in the country where you live. We prepare US returns only
How do we file from abroad?
The portal and email do most of the work. Calls happen at a time that suits both sides.
Free video call
Where you live, what you earn, what you own.
Fixed quote
One price, including FBAR and state checks.
Both ways
We run exclusion and credit, and pick the better one.
Review and file
You sign online, we e-file.
What does a US expat return cost?
A fixed price per year, set by what you earn and own abroad. No monthly plan needed.
Standard
Wages abroad
$450
- Form 1040 with the exclusion or credit
- FBAR, FinCEN 114
- A video call in your time zone
Plus
Self-employed or renting abroad
$700
- Everything in Standard
- Foreign rental or self-employment
- Form 8938 when you need it
Complex
Foreign companies or funds
from$1,100
- Everything in Plus
- Forms 5471 or 8621
- Your old state residency checked
Priced on top
- Prior years you missed, quoted after we look
- A spouse's ITIN, on ITIN applications
Not sure which tier fits? We confirm it, and the fixed price, on a free call before any work starts.
Expat questions, answered.
Ask anything else on a free video call.
Book a callSources: IRS: citizens abroad, FinCEN FBAR, Streamlined procedures
Free tools: US expat tax guide, 2026 tax brackets, Federal income tax calculator
I don't owe any US tax. Do I still need to file?
Usually yes, if your income is above the filing threshold. The exclusion and credits only apply when you claim them on a filed return.
Exclusion or foreign tax credit?
The exclusion leaves up to $132,900 of 2026 foreign earned income off your return if you pass the 330-day or bona fide residence test. In a high-tax country, the credit often wins instead. We run both and use the better one.
I'm behind on filing. What now?
The Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures let many expats catch up with three years of returns and six years of FBARs, with no penalty for those who qualify. We check whether you do first.
I'm a green card holder abroad. Does this apply?
Yes. Green card holders file like citizens until the green card is formally given up, and giving it up has its own tax rules worth checking first.
Do you prepare my foreign return too?
No. We prepare US federal and state returns and the US information forms, and we're happy to work from the return your local accountant prepares.
Tell us what's messy. We'll tell you what it takes.
Tell us what you need and get a fixed price before any work starts. No pressure and no contract.